Pipe and cigar holder attachment



Jan. 15, 1952 J. L.BAR BARA PIPE AND CIGAR HOLDER ATTACHMENT Filed Aug. 29, 1949 Fig. 3.-

Jack L. Barbara INVENTOR.

Patented Jan. 15, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PIPE AND CIGAR HOLDER ATTACHMENT Jack L. Barbara, Port Jervis, N. Y.

Application August 29, 1949, Serial No. 112,885

2 Claims. 1

This invention relates to novel and useful improvements in attachment for pipe stems and. cigar holder stems as well as cigarette holder stems and pieces.

An object of this invention is to lessen the possibility of nicotine laden moisture from entering directly into the mouth from. the stem end.

Another object of this invention is to divide the smoke issuing from the stem into at least two independent streams, requiring the smoke to take a longer and more devious travel before entering into the mouth, thereby cooling the smoke.

Other objects and features will become apparent following the description of the illustrated form of the invention.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the attachment;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the attachment, showin the same in another position;

Figure 3 is a sectional view of a part of a pipe stem and the attachment taken on the line 33 of Figure 4 and in the direction of the arrows, the actual stem being shown in elevation; and,

Figure 4 is a side view of the device showing its attachment to a typical pipe, cigarette or cigar holder stem.

The present invention consists of a pipe, cigar or cigarette holder stem attachment. A tubular member It is provided with a longitudinal slit I2 on one side thereof. There is an enlarged part of the slit l4 intermediate the ends of the slit and this enlarged part is adapted to be disposed over the central part of the stem I6 enlarged end portion l8.

Substantially at the point medially of the ends of the tubular member there is a substantially V-shaped radially inwardly extending protuberance 25 when viewed from the inside of the tubular member. This substantially V-shaped raised portion is a divider and is adapted to engage the end surface of the stem 16.

In operation, the tubular member ID is simply inserted on the enlarged end portion l 8 of a stem of a smoking article. The raised portions 22 and 24 which are formed at the enlargement I4 in the slit l2 are disposed above and below the enlargement I8 of the stem Hi. Hence, pockets are formed for accumulation of moisture from the stem which will accumulate in the pockets rather than flow directly through the tubular member.

The ends of the tubular member are open and form smoke passages for the smoke after it has been divided by the said divider 20.

Since the enlargement 14 in the slit is intermediate the ends of the tubular member, the material of the member on each side of the enlargement may be used as a friction clamp by engagement with the inside surfaces of the enlargement on the stem end.

Having described the invention, claimed as new is:

what is 1. In combination with a smokers article stem having an enlargement at one end thereof, a removable attachment for the end of the stem, said attachment comprising a tubular member or tube having a longitudinal slit in one wall thereof, with spaced edges of said tubular member defining said slit, raised portions intermediate the ends of said edges of the tubular member adapted to be disposed over the top and bottom of the enlargement on the stem, the material of the tube on each side of the tube raised portions being disposed over the inside edge of the stem enlargement, a smoke passage in each end portion of the tubular member, a transverse divider in said tubular member intermediate the ends thereof comprising an inwardly extending protuberance, diametrically opposite from said raised portions dividing said tube into said smoke passages to separate the smoke into two streams for flow through the passages and the open ends of said tube, and said enlargement in said tube constituting moisture collection pockets.

2. For use with a smokers article stem having an enlargement at one end thereof, an attachment for said end of said stem, said attachment comprising an open ended tubular member or tube having a longitudinal slit in the wall thereof,

said tubular member having spaced edges definin said slit, said edges each havin raised portions intermediate their ends and adapted to overlie a part of said stem adjacent the enlargement of said stem, the portions of the material of said tubular member adjacent and at said edges on each side of said raised portions constituting a clamp to engage the enlargement of said stem, said tube having smoke passage means therein, a divider comprising a radially inwardly extending protuberance located transversely of said tube diametrically opposite from said raised portions and separating said smoke passage means into individual smoke passages so that the smoke from the stem is diverted through each open end of said tube.

JACK L. BARBARA.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 757,760 Manahan Apr. 19, 1904 954,316 Marr Apr. 5, 1910 1,886,377 Davis Nov. 8, 1932 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 17,824 Great Britain A. D. 1911 371,029 Great Britain Apr. 18, 1932 

